form8kmarch42015.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 4, 2015
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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STATE OF NEVADA
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001-03262
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94-1667468
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(State or other
jurisdiction incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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5300 Town and Country Boulevard
Suite 500
Frisco, Texas 75034
(Address of principal executive offices)
(972) 668-8800
(Registrant's Telephone No.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 4, 2015 Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the pricing of an offering of $700 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior secured notes due 2020 in a private offering. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The notes will be guaranteed by each of Comstock's subsidiaries. The notes and the guarantees will be secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Company's and its subsidiaries' assets, subject to payment priority in favor of the lenders under a new credit facility. Comstock intends to use the net proceeds of the proposed offering to retire its bank credit facility, with remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes. In connection with the offering, the Company has entered into a new $50 million bank revolving credit facility. The closing of the sale of the notes is expected to occur on March 13, 2015, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated March 4, 2015.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
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Dated: March 5, 2015
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By:
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/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
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Roland O. Burns
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President and Chief Financial Officer
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